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Nimbus Manticore Deploys NightLedger and Turns Victim Systems Into Covert Relays

The Iranian state-backed hacking group Nimbus Manticore deployed the new NightLedger backdoor and tunneling tools against targets across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.

Affected◉ Iran◉ Egypt◉ Jordan◉ Tanzania◉ Pakistan◉ Ethiopia◉ Burkina Faso▪ ArcBridge▪ BridgeHead▪ HollowGraph▪ Microsoft 365▪ NightLedger▪ Windows▪ Cavern Manticore▪ Group-IB▪ Kaspersky▪ Nimbus Manticore◇ Omar Amin◇ Vasily Berdnikov
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FollowingCavern ManticoreGroup-IB
  1. 9 JulHollowGraph Malware Hides C2 and Stolen Files in Microsoft 365 Events Dated 2050
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Nimbus Manticore Deploys NightLedger and Turns Victim Systems Into Covert Relays — Prism